Sulphur Springs Woman Sentenced To 6 Months In State Jail For Theft
Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford, 33, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody April 25 in the Eighth Judicial District Court after being assessed a 6-month state jail commitment for theft of property valued at less than $2,500, with two or more prior convictions, which enhanced the charge to a felony offense, according to jail and court reports. Ford was arrested July 2, 2018, by Sulphur Springs police for the alleged...
Alabama Man Sentenced to 15 Years For Online Solicitation Of Minor
April 26, 2019 – Jacob Allan Piper, 21, of Boaz, Alabama was sentenced Thursday in the 8th Judicial District Court to a 15-year commitment in Texas Department of Criminal for online solicitation of a minor, according to court and jail reports. Jacob Allan Piper Piper was reported Oct. 2 by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford to have been arrested in Marshall County, Alabama on warrants for online...
Sulphur Bluff Track Team’s Return Home Thursday Delayed By Smoking Bus
The Sulphur Bluff Independent School District regional track competitors were delayed in returning home Thursday evening due mechanical issues which caused their school bus to begin smoking from the engine area and forced the bus onto the side of Interstate 30 east in Brashear. The superintendent praised the school staff and emergency responders for their quick actions and efforts to ensure the safety of the students on the school...
NE TX Choral Society’s “Stage and Screen” Brings Entertainment For All Ages
21 years ago, Carol Allen was staging her first Spring-time concert to be put on by a group of local singers and musicians. Little did she know that it would blossom into a bi-annual concert experience involving over 100 singers/actors with orchestra, full costuming and props, and thousands of audience participants! To celebrate her 21st year, the theme is “Stage and Screen” with music and memories you will love hearing...
TXDOT URGES DRIVERS TO “LOOK TWICE FOR MOTORCYCLES” TO HELP SAVE LIVES, PREVENT CRASHES
April 25, 2019 AUSTIN – As spring weather draws more motorcyclists onto roadways the risk of fatalities increases. Last year 417 motorcyclists died on Texas roadways, an average of more than one fatality a day. It’s a number the Texas Department of Transportation is working to reduce by asking motorists to be extra vigilant. TxDOT is launching “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” – a campaign supporting National Motorcycle...
Lady Cats Get Ten Run Rule Win over Whitehouse, Take 1-0 Lead in Bi-District Series
Lady Cats Softball 14, Whitehouse 4 The Lady Cats’ softball team overwhelmed Whitehouse, 14-4 at Whitehouse Thursday night, April 25, to take a 1-0 lead in their best two out of three bi-district series. The Lady Cats scored multiple runs in every inning except one and they pounded out 15 hits. The Lady Cats scored two runs in the first, three more in the second and then five runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth. Kelsey...
District Attorney, Clerk’s Offices Expected To Be Moved Into New Facilities By Mid-May
The Hopkins County building projects are expected to wrap up in May, with the district attorney and clerk’s offices moved into the new building on Rosemont Street by mid-May. According to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, that should mean no June rental payment for use of the building space they currently occupy, The commissioners were briefed by the new Civic Center management on operations at the facility during a work...
Thursday Game Day: Lady Cats Bi-District Softball and Wildcats Golf
Lady Cats’ Softball After a Wednesday, April 24 rain out, the Lady Cats’ softball team’s bi-district series is underway Thursday evening at Whitehouse. The teams are playing a best two out of three series. Game one is at Whitehouse Thursday, starting at 6 p.m. Game two is at Lady Cat Park Friday at 6:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, will be back in Whitehouse Saturday at 11:30 a.m. The Lady Cats are district champs...
Wildcats Assistant Football Coach Jeremy Offutt Has Task of Building the Offensive Line
Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens says a major part of spring football practice is developing the offensive and defensive lines. Jeremy Offutt is responsible for putting together the Wildcats offensive line. It’s something he enjoys. He says he really likes it when people don’t think his linemen are going to be very good. He says that drives them. There have been just a few spring workouts so far, but Coach Offutt...
